Wait...what? $18 for a pair of socks for basketball?

I about shit my pants with the $10/pr socks my dd15 loves for cross country. She has ONE pair that the shoe store let her take home after we bought $95 running shoes. (ugly gray ones, but she says the feel so much nicer than her 6 pk for $12 from kohls). No blisters, a more pleasant run...i can buy into that.

Basketball socks. $16-20 mother fucking dollars for one pair.

Still in sticker shock. So, I tried on a pair of the Nike elite, and compared them to cheaper athletic socks. Funny what a difference an extra $10+/pr makes. Still won't be buying them. If I had oodles of extra money, I would, though.

Normally, I get nicer socks & undies to put in the kids' Christmas stocking. But even then, it is a fraction of the price.

I will check out the Nike outlet at the outlet mall. I didn't even think of that. I will have to do that before the end of the month or there is no parking spots until February.

I have 2 girls in basketball. The one is in xc & track, too. I am still bitching about ALL the shoe prices going up 10-20/pair each early this year. I used to be able to get good runners for her around $70, but that is so not happening anymore.

I look for sales and outlets, but they switch up styles so quickly. She is so, so picky about how shoes feel on her feet we have to go to a brick & mortar store at least every other year, if not every year. We have returned many a pair of shoe that hurts after about a week (kuddos to roadrunner sports & an awesome return policy!)

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